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STORY OF EARLIEST 



ANN ARBOR 



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Copyrighted Ernest Bradford Van Der Wcrker 
Nettie ldell Schepeler-Van-Der Werkcr 



Ann Arbor — Past and Present 




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infancy, is growing rapidly and is now compound- 
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drug and chemical products. 

Specialists in Official U. S. 

Pharmacopoeial and National 

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FOREWORD II 



II By H. B. HUTCHINS II 

President of the University of Michigan. 

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I have been asked to write a word as to the University and 
Ann Arbor fifty years ago. I arrived here from northern New 
Hampshire September 15, 1867. The fact that I had used during 
my preparatory course text books of four University of Michi- 
gan professors was a controlling one when I came to select a 
university. Many friends thought it strange that I should leave 
New England, with its opportunities for higher education, and 
enter a western university. I did so because I was impressed 
by the scholarly work of Professors Frieze, Boise, Olney, and 
Fasquelle, as evidenced by their publications, and by the liberal 
and democratic spirit of the University, as indicated in its cata- 
logue and announcements. Moreover, the University, although 
small as compared with the institution of today, was even then 
one of the large universities of the country. The catalogue of 
1867-68 shows a faculty list of thirty-five and an attendance in 
all departments of twelve hundred and seventy-three students 
and that most of the states of the Union and several foreign 
countries were represented in the student body. 

The university buildings at that time comprised what are 
now the north and south wings of University Hall, a law build- 
ing about one-third the size of the present building, a building 
for the medical department, a small chemical laboratory, and 
four professors' houses. These buildings were on the campus. 
In addition to these was the astronomical observatory, which 
since that day has been materially enlarged. 

In 1867 State Street was a residence street. Business had 
not then invaded the university section of the city. Most of 
the territory immediately south of the university was open com- 
mons. The present residential section on and south of Hill Street 
and west of Washtenaw Avenue was, as I recollect, the county 
fair ground. Ann Arbor was then a city of about six thousand, 
and most attractive. 



Life at this time in university circles and in the city was 
simple in the extreme. As a rule the students came from modest 
Ik unes and were obliged to exercise the strictest economy. So- 
cial functions were few and of the inexpensive sort. The rather 
elaborate social life of the modern university was unknown. 

But in that day of small tilings and the simple life, the uni- 
versity was doing a great work. The institution was most for- 
tunate in its early faculties, for in each were men of extraordinary 
intellectual force and large attainments, great personalities who 
impressed themselves upon students and public alike, and in no 
uncertain way. Those were days of sacrifice and earnest en- 
deavor, and their fruitage was abundant. 

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 
July 26, 1919. 



The writer of these few pages has found the work of writ- 
ing a history of early Ann Arbor most interesting and her only 
regret is that it had to be curtailed on account of time and space. 
New matter has come to hand which is of value to the records 
of this subject. It is her hope to continue this history up to the 
present time. She earnestly asks those who have any knowledge 
of facts in the lives of those noble people, the pioneers, to mail 
her such matter and credit will be given to them in the next 
publication. The author wishes to acknowledge and thank Presi- 
dent Hutchins, Librarian Bishop, U. of M. Library; Miss Lov- 
ing, Public Library, the Misses Douglas, Huron Street; G. F. 
Allmendinger, Alumni Association of University of Michigan, 
High School, Mayor Wurster, Rev. and Mrs. Wilkinson, Mr. 
and Mrs. J. Harry McCormick, Mr. Zana King, Mrs. Reynolds, 
Wall Street; Mr. C. E. Rhead, Regent J. E. Beale. Andrew 
Andrews, Second Lland Store; Fred Heusel, Jr., Mrs. St. James 
and W. T. Schepeler for their help and encouragement and for 
the loan of pictures and cuts. 

Nettie Idell Sehepeler-Yan Der Werker. 



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EARLY BUILDINGS ON MAIN ST., 1S50, WHERE 
E. MUEHLIG'S STORE NOW STANDS. 



(Loaned by Mrs. St. Jamest 



History of Earliest Ann Arbor 



A city, an aggregation of individuals, has had its periods of 
development, change, prosperity and adversity, sickness and re- 
covery, and its progress from humble beginnings slowly. Its 
growth might be likened to a river that had its source in a 
small obscure spring way back in the forest, and courses on- 
ward for great distances, fed by other streams until it becomes 
like the majestic Hudson. So this city, teeming with its busy 
men, began in a group of lowly huts and cabins, and increased 
from within and from without, by immigration and births, 
until it reached its present proportions. 

If all the experiences of the first people who settled here 
could be described with graphic pen, the story would be full 
of romance. Upon these grounds, and along these rivers as 
they wind, savages roamed and built their wigwams. These 
waters have echoed to the war-whoop, and the shriek of the 
despairing was heard in unison with the moan of the waves 
along the shores. The white men who came to this FAR WEST 
were of an adventurous nature, who sought fortune in this un- 
trodden new region. These hardy pioneers longed for the free- 
dom of this wild and primitive country. Woman, ever clinging 
fondly to man, came with the bold and daring adventurer to 
cheer and encourage him in his endeavors, and to help him in 
the hardships of frontier life. They have exhibited heroism 
and nobleness, and proven themselves man's true helpmeet, 

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The House of 
Good Pictures 

Shows at 

3:00 7:00 

and 8:30 



The Rae Theatre 

Showing Paramount and Artcraft Pictures 
= The Little Theatre with a BIG SHOW = 



Wuerth and Orpheum 

Theatres : South Main St. 



MAJESTIC THEATRE 

Where You See the Best Pictures First 



Be Sure You're Right, Then Go Ahead" 



Abstracts are absolutely es- 
sential in every real estate 
transaction. This is a good 
way for you to make YOUR 
transaction safe and sound. 

We Work for Your Safety 



Your Grandpa 



Traveled by ox cart, but 



YOU can 



Washtenaw Abstract Company 

Phone No. 541 
106 N. Fourth Ave. - Ann Arbor, Mich. 



Call a Taxi 

Phone 2700 Day or Night 

Long Distance Trips 



Independent Taxi Co. 



207 N. Main. 



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Walking along these streets today it is difficult to realize the 
hardships which oppressed the early settlers. One of the per- 
plexities of the pioneer was the mud, which seemed bottomless 
at times. Where this city prospers in all its beauty, with 
clean and paved streets, deep basements, dry cellars, and build- 
ings of two or more stories high, the water stood during a por- 
tion of each year. Teams struggled, or helplessly "slewed" 
in the 'deep mud, and often a wagon would sink so deep that 
little remained above ground to indicate where the remainder 
lay. 

History records Jacques Marquette as the first white man 
to set foot in Michigan. At this time Michigan was a part of 
the Northwest Territory. In 1800 it became a part of Indiana 
Territory, and was organized as a separate Territory in ISO."). 

Detroit was founded by Antoine de la Motte Cadillac, in 
1701, who established a colony of speculative fur traders for 
the purpose of trade with the Indians. During the Revolu- 
tionary war Detroit was the base of operations for the British. 




(Loaned by University ol Michigan) 
OLD CAMPUS IN ITS EARLIEST DAYS. 

While Michigan was a Territory the United States govern- 
ment made five leading (post) roads in the territory, all diverg- 
ing from Detroit. 

Previous to 1825 the settlers followed Indian trails or paths, 
blazed by themselves through forests. 

Horses, mules and oxen were the only means of travel from 
Detroit until the Michigan Central Railroad was finished to 
Ypsilanti in 1837 and thence to Ann Arbor in 1839. This was 
the cause of general rejoicing. A thousand visitors from De- 
troit were brought on the cars to Ann Arbor and a banquet 
was spread on the Court House Square. Toasts were indulged 
in and a good time marked the celebration of the first train into 
Ann Arbor. The railroad was built to distribute new settlers 
in the parts of the country where there were but few r inhabi- 
tants. Emigration to Michigan had been held in check by 
erroneous reports of danger from Indians, bad roads, and poor 
soil. 

Michigan's admission into the Union was retarded also by 
its controversy with Ohio over the boundary line. She finally 

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Cor. Wall and Broadway 
Phone 42 



Household Packing and Shipping Co. 

Clyde E. Rhead, packer of China and High Grade Furniture 

Packing House, 2 1 4 E. Washington 

Phone 391 -J 

Care Taken in Moving Your Pianos and Furniture 

Get Our Rates on Long Trips 

C E. RHEAD J. HORTON 

Res., 611 E. Ann St. 910 Bath St. 

Phone 280-W Phone 2548-W 

B VX Y T °, UR Miss A. M. Spathelf 

lough and Tender ■*■ 

MEATS Dealerin 

^ ^ e STAPLE and FANCY 

North Side Meat Market >^<t^ y^^^^ T x^r^ 

GROCERIES 

Phone 704 
GeO. Spathelf, PrOp. 1004 Broadway 

If its Artistic Wall Paper y° u ™ nt 

SEE OUR LINE 

We can supply you with anything in the Wall Paper 
or Paint business. 

C. H. Major & Co. 

203 E. Washington St. Phone 237 

The City Bakery 

is classed as the leader of the baking institutions 
of Ann Arbor. :: :: Established 1893 

FRED HEUSEL, Prop. 



206-212 East Huron St. 



relinquished the part in dispute to Ohio and accepted what is 
known as the "Upper Peninsula" from Congress in its stead, 
and was accepted into the Union January 26, 1837. 

Lewis Cass was an ahle Governor and under his rule (1814- 
1831) emigration into the Territory began. Another wonderful 
stimulus was given to the growth and prosperity of the Ter- 
ritory by the completion of the Erie Canal, October 4, 1825. 
"Clinton's Big Ditch," as it was sometimes called. This con- 
nected the waters of the Hudson with Lake Erie and freight 
could be carried more cheaply by canal than ordinary roads. 

It was not unusual for a man to come here alone, pick 
out his land and then go back after his wife and children, bring- 
ing also a yoke or two of oxen, a cow, a few pieces of lum- 
ber, and some furniture. He would plod on and on, up and 
down hill, fording brooks perhaps already stained with flood- 
water, and crossing barren wastes. Sometimes the morning 
was grey and cloudy, and the air sharp; or a shower was fall- 
ing. Again they would get caught in a swamp into which the 




(Loaned by University of Michigan i 
OLD CHEMISTRY BLDG., BUILT IX 1856, AND NEW CHEMISTRY BLDG. 



horses sank to the fetlock, or a wall of mist lay like a pall over 
all the country, closing their view. Some reached their destina- 
tion late at night, after groping through a by-way near a river 
or pond, set with holes and willow stools and frog spawns — a 
place no better than a slough. These folks were not looking for 
a dreary, hopeless future, but often their hopes sank to the 
dead level of despair. They came to these parts to seek homes 
and it was an earnest business with them. They had to find 
or make a way to travel, and they were often at their wits' end 
to find their way out of an impassible mud-hole, or over a 
broad marsh cut up into a hotch-potch, by the passage of heavy- 
loaded wagons over it; or to invent a means to extricate their 
wagons from the mire. But they were buoyed up and cheered 
on their pilgrimage from day to day by the thought of soon 
reaching a spot they could call their own. 

Halting for the night at taverns along the route, they would 
sit around a cheerful fireplace narrating their adventures and 
listen to those of others. 

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CHAMBER FURNITURE: 

y\nn A^or, /Aich. 

SATISFACTORY FURNITURE FOR 53 YEARS 




IF THE FACTS WERE KNOWN 

The making of Ann Arbor and 
its history, during the last twelve 
years, has been contributed to 
quite largely by 

The Ann Arbor Realty Company 

Charles E. Gallup Allan H. Paton 

206-207 First National Bank Building 

As during that time we have placed 
in this city a great many of those 
who are now its best and most use- 
ful citizens; we have contributed to- 
ward the improvement and character 
of the city largely, and we are still 
here to serve along the legitimate 
lines of 

REAL ESTATE, RENTALS, 
INSURANCE, Etc. 

We solicit your business, and promise you 
our best service 



Ph< 



40 



WHERE YOU 
ARE TREATED 

HONESTLY 

There you feel at ease 
to do your trading. 



TAYLOR'S 

CASH GROCERY 

YOURS FOR BUSINESS 



Come and look over our many bargains 
we offer every day in the week. 

411 E. JEFFERSON STREET 

Phone 1373 



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In 1809 three French traders settled at Ypsilanti. They 
were Gabriel Godfrey, F. Pepin and L. Le Shambre. This formed 
the first settlement in Washtenaw county. 

For a number of years after the first settlement there were 
a number of tribes of Indians here. They were the Ojibwas, 
Ottawas, Hurons, and Pottawatomies. They frequently re- 
turned after they were forced to abandon these parts, causing 
much fear among the pioneer settlers. 

For a number of years Detroit was the metropolis where 
the early settlers were compelled to go for their flour or meal, 
the journey requiring nearly a week's time. 

The first steamer on the lakes was "Walk-in-the-Water." 

Before introducing the pioneers who first settled here, let 
us turn our thoughts to those log cabin days of ancestral be- 
ginnings. Here we stand in deep reverie as our eye pictures the 
LOG CABIN and we learn how it came into existence. 




(Loaned by U. of M. Alumni Association) 
OLD DENTAL BUILDING. 



Upon his arrivel the pioneer started to build his cabin. The 
horses, mules, or oxen were hobbled and left to graze in the 
fields. The family slept in their wagons or on the grass until 
their home was ready to occupy. Announcement was made to 
far and near pioneers when a cabin was to be raised and each 
settler would yoke his oxen, shoulder his ax, and assist his 
brother in need. The logs were cut in proper lengths and hauled 
to the spot with oxen. Uniform logs were felled and notched 
at the ends with an ax for the purpose of holding them firmly, 
as well as to bring them nearer together. The spaces between 
were filled with split pieces of wood, called clinkers, and 
fastened with clay mortar. Hand spikes, forks and skids were 
used to raise the logs to their positions. A man at each corner 
prepared the notches with an ax. A cross-cut saw was used 
to cut the openings for doors, windows and fire place. The 
doors were made of rough boards with wooden hinges. A 
wooden latch on the inside was manipulated without by pulling 

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THE MODERN SCHOOL 

TEN YEARS FROM NOW 

^ You may have a good business 
position if you make up your mind 
to do so and start now to secure the 
necessary training. 

Cfl America is a country of opportuni- 
ty for those who have the persever- 
ence to win out. Think of thousands 
who have started with less than you 
have, and whose present place is a 
matter for envy and emulation. 

^ Resolve to enjoy the good things 
of life — make up your mind that you 
are going to amount to something. 
Start with our next classes — prepare 
for a good position and rapid pro- 
motion. 

Hamilton Business College 

Ann Arbor, Mich. 



Quality 



Food 



TUTTLE'S 

LUNCH 
ROOM 

Tuttles Once — Tuttle's Always 
338 S. Maynard St. 

Adam Schroen, Prop. 



HARDWARE HARDWARE HARDWAR 



Everything in Hardware : We have it, will get it, or it is not made 



Largest line of Automobile 
Accessories in the County 



Sheet Metal Work of all kinds 
a Specialty 



The Up-to-the-Minute Hardware 



Phones 1 19 and 139 



Jno. C. Fischer Company 

105-107 E. Washington St. and 121 S. Main St. 
Ann Arbor, Mich. 



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a string that hung- outside and passed through a "gimlet" hole 
in the door, fastened to the latch inside. Thus the familiar say- 
ing, "The latch string is always out," which is equivalent to 
saying, "you are always welcome to our home." For protection 
at night the latch string was pulled in. Sometimes the win- 
dow was of glass,, but oftener the opening was covered with 
greased paper. The floors were usually made of split logs. The 
cellar was merely a hole in the ground and was entered by 
taking up a piece of floor. Rough poles were required to make 
the ladder that reached the floor above. Here the older chil- 
dren or guests slept among the piles of hickory and walnuts, 
and under the strings of dried pumpkins and apples, which 
hung from the rafters. Some of the bedsteads were made by 
driving crotches through holes in the floor, small poles laid 
on the crotches and corded with elm bark. 




(Loaned by U. of M. Alumni Association) 
PRESIDENT ANGEL'S RESIDENCE. 



The materia medica of the pioneer was an ample supply of 
catnip, sage, tansy, boneset, and other herbs hung ready for 
use in the chamber above. 

The implements used by the settlers were few. The ax 
was constantly in use, and was always kept in first class order. 

The domestic animals comprised a small flock of sheep, a 
yi ike or two of oxen, a cow, some hogs, and a few geese. These 
latter furnished many a feather bed for the new housekeeper, 
for it was the custom in those days for every mother to give 
her daughter a feather bed with which to begin housekeeping. 

The pioneer's library consisted of the Bible, Hymn-book, 
Bunyan's Holy War, and Pilgrim's Progress, Baxter's Saints' 
Rest, a History of the Revolutionary War, Gulliver's Travels, 
and Robinson Crusoe. 

Another pleasant recollection of "ye olden days" is the "< >ld 
( )aken Bucket That Hung in the Well," fastened to the well 
with a hickory withe, and the gourd, tide to the curb, 

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A. J. SCOTT 

VETERINARY SURGEON and DENTIST 



Phone 837 



Office and Hospital, 207 N. Main St. Ann Arbor, Mich. 

REAL ESTATE 

We always have a large list of desirable City and Farm properties 

See Us Before Buying 

McCOMB & ROSE 

Phone 1027 25 Ann Arbor Savings Bank Building 

Buy Your Shoes from 

FRED H. RICE & SON 

and Save Money 



DRESS SHOES WORK SHOES 

For Men and Boys 

Cheapest Place in the City to Buy Good Shoes 



WE DO UP-TO-DATE SHOE REPAIRING 

in rear of our store. 
Bring Your Work" Here and Get a Real Job. 

335 South Main Street Ann Arbor, Michigan 



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Inside the Cabin. 

Upon crossing the threshold, a wide fire place stands to the 
left of us upon whose crane hangs the old tea kettle and the 
great iron pot. At either corner stands the shovel and tongs, 
while the andirons are in readiness to receive the huge log. The 
trusty rifle hangs over the fire place. The spinning wheel is 
at the right of the fire place and mother's work stand at the 
left. Upon this lies the family Bible, evidently much used, as 
it records the births, deaths and marriages of family and friends. 
It has just been used, as mother's spectacles are inserted be- 
tween the leaves. The loom stands sentinel at one end of the 
room. Opposite the door stands a large deal table; by its side 
the dresser with puter plates and shining delf. In a curtained 
corner is the mother's bed, and under it the trundle bed, while 
near this a ladder indicates where the older children sleep. A 
stool, well notched, a bench, whittled and carved, and a lew 
chairs complete the symmetry of our cabin, all standing on a 
coarse but well-scoured floor, which has no carpet or covering. 
The aged pioneer chokes with emotion when he recalls these 
symbols of trials and privations, of loneliness and danger, but 
the first pages of our history are written within these chinked 
and mud-daubed cabins, and as we pass out through the low 
doorway, we note the heavy battened door, its wooden hinges, 
and its ever welcoming latch-string. 

The Log Cabin as a Home. 

This log house, with its plain furnishings and its fire place, 
was a comfortable abode. After a hard day's work, the settler, 
with his family seated around the glowing flames, enjoyed the 
luxury of his magnificent fires. There was an art in building a 
good fire; laying down the back-log and fore-stick correctly, 
and building the fire thereon, in such a manner that with a little 
kindling the fire could be started and would give out the most 
heat and light to the household. 

For evening lights, if the fire was too dull, some fat was 
put in a saucer (a piece of pork sometimes was fried for that 
purpose), a rag twisted for a wick, was coiled about in the grease, 
with one end left out on the edge of the saucer to be lighted. 
When grease could not be had bark was gathered from the 
sliagbark walnut tree and thrown on the fire. This gave a 
bright blaze and was quite lasting. 

The settler's daily fare was frugal. The provision in store 
was usually wheat, corn, pork and potatoes. The fruit con- 
sisted of wild cherry, plums and various berries. Honey was 
abundant in some localities. Often meats were scarce as w r ell 
as salt. Tea, coffee, sugar and butter were rarely on their table. 
Leaves of an herb called the tea-weed and found in the woods, 
was steeped and drunk. Coffee was made from toasted crusts, 
from wheat or browned grains. The usual meal comprised a 
platter of boiled potatoes, piled up steaming hot and placed in 
the center of the table ; bread or johnny cake, and perhaps some 
meat boiled or fried. 

The good housewife swung the old iron crane, suspended 
over the fire place with its various pothooks and links of chain, 
at will, hanging on it the kettles that contained the meal or 
potatoes to be cooked for the family. Pigs, chicken, and spare- 

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CHIROPODY 



MISS MARY MINNIS 



ANN ARBOR 

Mack's Beauty Parlor every Tuesday 

Phone 2200 



YPSILANTI 

Every Day but Tuesday 

Phone 1110-J 

6 1 8 West Cross Street 



tloag's Home Supply Store 

And we do supply the 
HOME with many a 
joy and thrill. Here 
you find that matchless 
line of TOYS, always 
something new. Just 
now we are showing the 
Liberty Blocks, the most 
interesting and wonder- 
ful Block that has ccme 
out. We invite you to 
come to this store for 
your everyday needfuls. 

E . G . HOAG 



MrndTrdilerG. 



fain StAnn ArbonMichJ 



Attach a King trailer to your Truck and triple its haul- 
ing capacity. : A size for every hauling requirement. 

Made in capacities from 1 X A to 5 tons. 



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ribs were roasted splendidly by suspending them on a wire be- 
fore the fire. The gravy as it oozed out was caught in an iron 

pan which rested on the hearth. Some of the cabins had a 
bake oven, which was made in one side of the chimney, having 
a door opening- into the room. Iron covered kettles were used 
for these bakings. Others used the "tin reflector," which was 
placed before the fire to bake bread, cake and potatoes. 

The early settlers, combining pleasure with business, held 
what were known as "Bees," and these were attended by old 
and young. When a cabin was to be built, logging, husking, 
apple peeling or quilting to be done, the entire community came 
to assist. 

The Husking-Bee was the pioneer's delight. Sometimes 
the heap of corn was divided into two parts, and the parties 
chosen to husk against each other. This gave occasion for 
competition. Occasionally a red ear was found and if by a young 
man, he had the right to kiss the prettiest girl, while 'if it were 
found by a miss, it was a sure sign she would be married that 
year. At an "apple cutting" the apples were peeled, quartered 
and cored. This was enlivened by one or all singing songs or tell- 
ing stories, and as there were few books in the settlement this was 
a pleasant way of cultivating the faculty of narration and im- 
parting information. A large supper usually followed. The 
merry making was seldom marred by any unpleasant incident 
and all returned home at an early hour in the morning, ready 
to repeat the same frolic at some other neighbor's house the 
next moonlight night. 

We must not forget the "fever'n ager" of the old settlers. 
I hey all had it and knew when it was coming on by the finger 
nails turning blue. The disease tortured its victim with In- 
tense cold, then with burning heat. The doctors were unable 
to ward it off or "cure" it and many remedies were tried. One 
remedy which was said to be a sure cure and which was tried 
by many, consisted in paring the finger and toe nails, wrapping 
them in tissue paper, and burying them in a hole in a maple 
tree. This hole was then plugged up. It would not be hard for 
us to imagine whether this cured the disease or not. The ill- 
ness had several phases. Some had it every da v. some had it 
every other day, and the calendar therefore was divided into 
well and ague days, and plans made accordingly. Can you 
imagine anything more tantalizing for a lover who has waited 
until he could have a well day on which to "spark" his sweet- 
heart, than to arrive at her home and find her shaking with the 
disease and having it every day? 

Another irrespector of person, party, sex or creed was the 
mosquito. Just as soon as twilight let "her curtain down these 
little recluse imps would sally out from their fastnesses, and with 
a flourish of trumpets call 'their vast hordes together. 

At the time our story opens, Washtenaw county was an 
unbroken wilderness, inhabited only by the crafty "red men, 
who roamed at will over plain or through forest, fishing in the 
beautiful rivers, or hunting the game that abounded on all sides; 
living for the present only, and seemingiv thoughtless of the 
morrow. Little did this savage man realize' that when the white 
man penetrated his domain, he would soon have to be trans- 
planted to a region "toward the setting sun." and this whole 
scene undergo a change. 

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Back in August, 1896, Mr. J. F. Schaeberle opened a music store at 114 W. Liberty street. 
Nine years later he took in as partner his son, Ernest, from which time on the estab- 
lishment was known as Schaeberle & Son, the present name of our business. Through con- 
scientious effort and honest ideals our business grew steadily and we soon outgrew our quar- 
ters at 114 W. Liberty street. Mr. J. F. Schaeberle acquired the property at 110 S. Main 
street in 1907, and after remodeling the building, we moved to our new quarters in the fall 
of the same year. The honest principles of merchandising and courteous treatment of our 
patrons laid down by Mr. J. F. Schaeberle twenty-three years ago have been and are being 
scrupulously adhered to. We have merited the confidence of the public during the past and 
hope and expect to merit full confidence in the future. 

We carry a large and well assorted line of Musical Instruments of every description. Our 
Piano wareroom contains such well-kn^wn and thoroughly reliable instruments as Paul G. 
Mehlin, Henry F. Miller, Janssen and Lchiller Pianos and Player-Pianos. Our Victrola de- 
partment is one of the most complete in this territory. Our Victor Record stock is up-to- 
the-minute always. 

Our stock always contains the latest Ludwig & Ludwig and Leedy Drummers' Traps, 
Buescher Saxophones, Violins and Bows, Guitars, Mandolins, Ukeleles, Banjos, and in fact 
everything that you might expect to find in an up-to-date Music House. 

We earnestly invite you to see us when in need of anything in Music or Musical Instru- 
ments. 

SCHAEBERLE & SON 



Music House 



110 S. Main St. 



Ann Arbor, Mich. 



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The husbandman must break up the plains with all their 
beautiful flowers, and plant grain for the use of civilized man 
therein; forests had to be felled and clearings made for the 
home of man. 

The soil was unvexed and the cabin of the settler, with its 
smoke curling heavenward, was not to be seen until Mr. and 
Mrs. Elisha Walker Rumsey built their log cabin in 1824 and 
occupied it as a home, opening their door and inviting the new 
coiner to enter. This new home, which did service as a tavern 
as well, became known as the "Washtenaw Coffee House." and 
many of the pioneers stopped here to rest. Oftentimes their 
accommodations were not sufficient and guests had to sleep on 
the floor. 

When Springtime came the ground had to be prepared for 
planting. Mother took care of the household duties, while 
father took possession of the plow, the daughter driving. The 
pioneer girl knew little of fashion, thought less of fine clothes. 
wore leather boots, and was happy to drive the plow for her 
father. 

An attractive feature of pioneer life was the wedding. A 
home was built and made ready for occupancy. The wedding- 
took place at the bride's home and all the neighbors, both old 
and young, anticipated it with eager expectation. The inti- 
mate friends of the groom would gather at the father's house 
early to make due preparations, and all would depart together 
for the home of the bride. Some made the journey on horse- 
back, others on foot, while the more fortunate ones would ride 
in farm wagons and carts, drawn by horses or oxen. A supper 
was served after the ceremony and then dancing was the or- 
der. The three or four handed reels or square setsand jigs were 
indulged in until about nine o'clock, when some of the girls 
would steal the bride, ascend the ladder to the loft, and put her 
to bed. This done, some of the boys took possession of the 
groom and escorting him to the bridle chamber, placed him 
snugly in becL The dancing continued until about midnight. 

Kentucky jean was the fashionable material for the bride- 
groom and calico for the bride. 

.Few of the pioneers to Michigan brought their spinning 
wheels, as there were but few sheep, and new ways of working 
up the wool were in use by the time thev became abundant. 
Home made material was bought from New England and New 
York. This comprised cheap, "coarse cloth which was made up 
by the wives and daughters and answered the purpose. The 
pioneers were busy folks and as long as a cloth would wear 
well they cared little as to its coarseness or how a garment 
was cut; neither would anyone criticise the lit. 

Mirrors were not a common piece of furniture in those days 
and many a bride and groom have prepared themselves for 
their wedding without this article. Later, when new tinware 
came into these parts a shining wash boiler or dish pan did 
the service of the mirror. 

The doctor rode through the country on horseback, with 
his medicines in saddle bags. His calls were few, as the peo- 
ple used various decoctions supposed to have healing quali- 
ties, while the women were mid-wives to one another. 

The minister in these parts traveled by horse, over vast ter- 
ritory. Following is a summary of one "Circuit Rider," as they 

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126 S. Main St. Phone 395 



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Dining Room pense saves you many 

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were called, taken from a speech when seventy years old, and 
which describes his life and work briefly: 

"Mow often, how often, have I swam my horse across mid- 
night rivers, carrying the glad tidings of salvation to settlements 
in the wilderness, when the fearful cry of the wolves rang in 
my ears, and the watch-fires of the hostile Indians blazed be- 
neath the giant pines? How often have I wandered through the 
tall grass of the planes, day after day, and night after night, 
with my overcoat for my evening pillow, and the star gemmed 
vault of heaven for the curtains of my rest ! I was sad, but 
I was comforted. I was thirsty, but my spirit had refreshment. 
1 was weary, but the arm of the Omnipotent sustained my faint- 
ing footsteps, and I laid my head upon the bosom of Peace. I 
was far from man — in silence — alone; and yet not alone, for 
my ( iod was with me — the Savior was by my side." 

Ann Arbor. 

We are told that John Allen, who had a marvelous instinct 
for scenting events beforehand, set out from Virginia in the 
finest weather, without a cloud in the sky, without a cloud on 
his mind, joyous and strong, calm and decided, great in reso- 
lution and spirit of adventure. He reached Cleveland, but how, 
we are left to conjecture. Here he met and became acquainted 
with Mr. and Mrs. Rumsey. lie approached them with his ad- 
venturous story and invited them to accompany him. They 
lent an ear to his various arguments ; had faith in his loyalty 
and discretion and were persuaded to wander with him. This 
was in the latter part of the month of February, in the year 
1824, when this little cavalcade rode quietly into what is now 
the City of Ann Arbor, dropped reins on their sorrels' necks, 
dismounted, tethered their horses, ma'de their oxen comfortable, 
and chose this for their abode. 

We are forced to spare our readers the prosaic incidents 
of this journey for lack of information. They made a tent of 
boxes and blankets near the creek where they found a spring 
<»f water and contiguous to a magnificent group of tall trees. 
Xo doubt they used their ox sleigh for a floor. 

Soon Mrs. Rumsey prepared a meal which was eaten with 
apparent appetite. They were much in need of rest and as 
darkness deepened behind them they made themselves as com- 
fortable as possible for the night. Scarcely had they retired 
when the howl of wolves was heard in the distance, together 
with the whistling of the night breeze among the bushes and 
trees. Looking out, a black blotch could be discerned standing- 
out from the gray duskiness of the night. These nocturnal 
travelers, however, did them no other harm than give them 
a good scare, causing them to be somewhat wakeful, ponder- 
ing what to do ; it was so strange, so terrifying, listening to 
these formidable creatures. 

These two families lived together in a tent and an "arbor" 
all summer. In the meantime both men built cabins. Mr. 
Rumsey's was built on higher ground north of their tent on 
the south side of Huron street, about where the St. James 
Hotel now stands. 

Mrs. Rumsey was the only white woman in the settlement 
until the 29th of May, when Mr. and Mrs. Isa L. Smith came 

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1869 



1919 



Fifty Years of Successful Banking 

®ljr Ann Arbor ^autnna lank 



ANN ARBOR, MICH. 



Capital paid in 

Capital earned 

Total capital 

Surplus and profits earned 

Resources over 



$ 50,000.00 
230,000.00 

300,000.00 

300,000.00 

4,000,000.00 



OFFICERS 

CHAS. E. H1SCOCK, Chairman of the Board 



MICHAEL J. FRITZ 
W. D. HARRIMAN 
CARL F. BRAUN 
WM. L. WALZ 
JOHN C. FRITZ 
ALFRED F. STAEB 
ROY B. HISCOCK 



President . 
Vice President 
Vice President 
Cashier 
Asst. Cashier 
Asst*. Cashier 
Asst. Cashier 



YOUR BUSINESS SOLICITED 




STEAM & GAS HTTING 



215 E. Huron St. 



Phone 214-L 



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with their one-year-old daughter. They came on foot from 
Detroit, over the Pottawatomie trail, transporting- their luggage 
on their backs. 

At this time of the year the road was fresh and pleasant ; 
the landscape was variegated with numerous specks announc-. 
ing future wild flowers; tall trees, with the foliage enclosed 
in down of their buds ; the grass was bursting at their feet ; 
a breeze, perfumed by the blossoming woods, sighed along the 
road and gave them welcome. 

Mr. and Mrs. Smith left Detroit on foot in the month of 
May, at two o'clock in the afternoon. They spent the first 
night at Ten Eyck's Tavern. This is located about where Dear- 
born now stands. They got an early start the next morning 
for the second part of their journey. The sun had not yet risen 
and the air was raw. The sky was grey and cloudy. The} 
went steadily down the path until the trees and shadows hid 
them. They felt less heavy and less disturbed than might have 
been expected. No obstacle retarded their pace and they reach- 
ed Woodruff's Grove, where they spent the second night. After 
a night's refreshing sleep they continued their route on foot, 
trudging along slowly beneath the warm and pleasant sun of 
this day. The tops of the trees rose above them so that their 
path was by turns luminous and dark, and this checkered the 
ground of their way, according as trees were more or less in 
leaf. They reached their destination on the third day and 
were given shelter with the Rumsey family for three weeks, 
when Mr. Smith constructed a makeshift habitation by sup- 
porting an inverted wagonbox on poles driven into the earth, 
and suspending quilts to the edge. This gave a partial pro- 
tection from the chilly night air. This gave place to a tem- 
porary residence made of poles, covered with bark peeled from 
trees; this in its turn was exchanged in the fall for a log house 
built north of the Court House Square on land later occupied 
by J. and P. Donnelly. Soon after, Mr. Smith built a house 
on the south side of Huron street, at the corner of First. This 
was later owned by Weil Brothers. Here they lived for sev- 
eral years and two of his children were born in this place. The 
first, a boy, was named "Elisha Walker Rumsey Smith." This 
birth occurred November 24, 1825, and the boy was to have re- 
ceived a village lot from Mr. Rumsey, but both the boy and 
Mr. Rumsey died in is - .'; . 

Mr. Smith was a carpenter and acquired a comfortable 
means of subsistence by building houses during the day and 
manufacturing bedsteads in the evening. He built thirteen 
houses in the new settlement. Pie would build a house, move 
into it and sell the one he lived in. He erected the first school 
house, which stood on the site now occupied by the Zion Luth- 
eran church, corner of Washington street and Fifth avenue, 
lie built that part of the Huron Block known as the ( i. Lud- 
holz estate, corner of Broadway and Canal streets, in 1831, oc- 
cupying one part as a bakery and residence. He opened up a 
grocery and dry goods department in another part, with a cabi- 
net shop above. In 183G he sold these comfortable quarters to 
Ingalls and Morgan. In 1839 he bought a house of John Everett. 
This was his place of business until he died, February 13, is I 1. 
He lived for his last seven years at the corner of Brown and 
Traver streets. 

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The Exquisite Corset Shop 

304 South Main Street Ann Arbor, Michigan 

NECKWEAR 
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Special Attention Given to Corset Fitting 
Phone 162 

ANN ARBOR DAIRY CO. 

Pure Pasteurized Milk 

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The Most Modern and Most Sanitary Creamery in Michigan 

INSPECTION INVITED 

Corner N. Fourth Ave. and Catherine Street 

Telephone 423 

The Kempf Music Studio 

Piano - Pipe Organ - Voice - Composition 
312 S. Division Street 

Phone 212- J 
Leave Orders for Fine Piano Tuning 

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George \Y. Noyes and wife had heard of government land 
selling at $1.25 an acre here in Michigan and decided to pack 
up their effects into a double wagon hitched to a valuable 
team and drive to Detroit. This they did, but upon arriving at 
Detroit they had only a dollar left, so they sold their team 
and started for Woodruff's Grove. Here they sojourned until 
June, 1824, when they made up their minds to locate at Ann 
Arbor, arriving a few days after Air. and Mrs. Smith came. 

The date of James Noyes' arrival is not given, hut he is 
reported to have built the third house in the town. 



L824. 



Andrew Nowland, wife and seven children ca 



me m |une. 



In June the ground was covered with wild flowers of all 
colors. It was like traveling through a Mower garden. The 
openings were in gentle rolling swells and from these could he 
seen miles of open country, upon which herds of deer, from 
ten to fifteen in number, fed upon acorns. No wonder these 
first settlers thought this a beautiful country. 

George Noyes was killed at the "raising 1 
Andrew Nowland, in 1826. 



ol a buildingf for 



a home here m the 



Dr. David E. Lord arrived and built 
summer of L824. lie was the first physician in the county, and 
also seiwed as Countv Clerk from 182? to 1830. 




JOHN ALLEN' 



In October, 1824, an animated group, 
consisting of John Allen's entire family, 
came up the narrow woodland path to the 
first roofs of the new settlement. The clat- 
ter of horses' hoofs broke the quiet of the 
sleepy village and the villagers, hearing 
them, met and escorted the new folks to 
the block house which was to he their fu- 
ture home. Mr. Allen's joy was now com- 
plete and his face beamed with pleasure. 
He now had his family with him. They lived 
in this place for two years, when it was sold 
to John Allen's brother. James T. Allen, for 
$300.00. Me then removed his family to a house which was sit- 
uated on the site later owned by Mr. Polhemus and used by 
him for a livery stable, on North Main street, now occupied by 
the Independent Taxicab Company. 

Mr. Allen's block house stood on the northwest corner of 
Huron and Main streets, where the Ann Arbor Savings Bank 
now stands. Mr. John Hereford had a small stock of mer- 
chandise in a corner room of this house, fronting on Main street. 
and thus Mr. Hereford became the first merchant of the vil- 
lage. This house was painted a blood red and the corner he- 
came known as the "Bloody Corners." Cyrus Beckwith was 
the second merchant in the town. 

The first mill erected west of Detroit was built by John 
Allen's father soon after his arrival. The machinery was very 
primitive. The cog wheels were made of maple wood. 



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The Largest Line of High Grade 
Imported and Domestic 

CIGARS, TOBACCOS 



Established 1878 by Louis Rohde 



PIPES, CIGARETTES W. H. L ROHDE 



in the city 

Kept in perfect condition at all 
times in Humidors made especially 
for this purpose, which insures ab- 
solute satisfaction to the most ex- 
acting smoker, will be found at the 

City Cigar Store 

110 E. Huron St. 

Ann Arbor - >I iehigan 

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Ladies Patronage Solicited 



Phone 221-F1 



COAl WOOD COKE 

Brick : Lime Cement 
Sewer Pipe : Drain Tile 



Yard: 204 E. Madison Street 
Branch Office: 215 E. Huron Street 



YOU JOHN BAUMGARDNER 




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Major ROY K. CARSON, 719 Packard St. 



Born in the city of Ann Arbor. County 
of Washtenaw, State of Michigan, 
U. S. A. 1859-1919 R. U. 



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Phone 1859 



Ann Arbor, Mich. 



Phone 221 1-J 



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How Ann Arbor Got Its Name. 

Both Mrs. Allen and Mrs. Rumsey were named "Ann" and 
took much pleasure in each other's company. It was but a 
step from either's threshold to an arbor, consisting of wild 
plum trees covered with a thick foliage of wild grape vines. 
This cast a shade and made a pleasant, quiet place to chat. 
The wood doves cooed in the stillness; a leaf fluttered slowly 
down, or a seed fell; and occasionally the harsh cry of the jay 
jarred the silence; a humming bird, ever causing a thrill of de- 
light, flitting from flower to flower, came out of repose and then 
away. Here our Anns retired to their favorite seat for a visit; 
one or the other toying with the branch of a creeping plant 
that hung above them. A squirrel stirred at times, sliding 
around a tree trunk or scampering to a distance, lending an 
interest that was enchanting. It was a pleasant place even in 
the evening when the house, the garden and the wood lay quiet 
under the darkness. The wind often sighed through the oaks, 
and here and there an acorn could be heard to fall. The frogs 
en>aked in the pool and occasionally a bat swooped around them 
in eircles in a silence which each found to be eloquent. Here 
they met often. Their husbands were cheerful men, light 
hearted, full of intelligence and courage. They were great 
friends, and like Romulus and Remus, were always mentioned 
together. They, in a playful way, began to call this trysting 
place of the Anns "Ann's Arbor," and from this our beautiful 
city got its name. 

The settlement grew with almost incredible rapidity and 
was beginning to shine with splendor. In 182.") there were nine 
small houses in Ann Arbor. Elisha W. Rumsey lived at the 
Washtenaw Coffee House, John Allen where the Ann Arbor 
Savings Hank now stands; two small houses stood on the north- 
west corner of Main and Ann streets, occupied by James and 
George W. Noves. two brothers; near the "Cook House," now 
the Allenal Hotel, was a frame house occupied by Cornelius 
Osterhaut, a carpenter and joiner; a log house stood near the 
northeast corner of Washington and Alain streets; and up in 
the woods, farther south on Main street, Alva Brown lived in 
a log house. (This does not give the location of Dr. David 
Lord's home. ) 

Two years later the village boasted of three stores, three 
new taverns, thirty cabins and a population of one hundred and 
fifty. Thus this new town in the wilderness and the enterprise 
of its first proprietors moved on, prospered, and bade fair to 
realize in full their hopes and expectations. A. DeForest came 
and located in this town when there were eleven houses here. 
He was a contractor and builder and erected many of the sub- 
stantial buildings. He also had a grocery, drug and agricultural 
implement business. Later he invested his means in a book 
store under the Gregory House, now the Ann Arbor Savings 
Rank Building. 

This same year A. Sperry and brother started the first 
blacksmith shop. 

Supplies and merchandise were brought through the woods 
and mud in wagons by way of Plymouth, or in boats from De- 
troit, pushed up the river to Snow's Landing and from there 
conveyed by wagons. 

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JEWELERS 

OPTICIANS 

HALLER & FULLER 

STATE STREET 



GRAHAM 

(Ann Arbor) 
Formerly Slioehan & Co. 



MICHIGAN'S OLDEST 
BOOK STORE 

At Both Ends of the Diagonal Walk 

In the old days, STATE STREET had no 

HARDWARE 

but now you will find one of the most complete and 
up-to-date Hardware stores in the city located at 

310 SOUTH STATE ST. 

H. L. Sweitzer Co. 

Prompt Delivery Right Prices 



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HETHUEL, FARRAND 



Nathan Thaver and his son, Captain Thayer, arrived in 
1824. 

Bethuel Farrand traveled on foot from 
Aurelius, a part of Auburn, N. Y. t by way of 
the southern bank of Lake Brie, to submit a 
proposition for supplying Detroit with 
water, in L825. Having- succeeded in his 
object, he returned home through Canada. 
In May of the same year, accompanied 1>v 
Rufus Wells and their families, they came 
t' i Detroit and immediately entered upon 
the construction of water works. Mr. Far- 
rand had heard a good deal about Ann Arbor 
and was determined to locate here, so in the 
fall of that year he transferred his interest 
in the Detroit contract to Mr. Wells, and he removed his family 
to Ann Arbor and was given shelter with Dr. Lord for six weeks 
until he built his shanty at the corner of Williams and Main 
streets. 

Mr. Farrand was elected Probate Judge in Washtenaw 
county and presided as Judge at the first session of county court 
held April 2, 1827. At the first meeting of the Presbyterian 
Society, the first Monday in September, L827, Mr. Farrand was 
chosen moderator. 

A small rain was falling and the afternoon was well ad- 
vanced when Henry Welch, with his family, came here one 
fall day in 182G. lie was a prominent and successful merchant, 
and was located on the southwest corner of Main and Huron 

streets. 

Taking advantage of opportunities offered in a new country. 
Edward Clark arrived in L821 and opened up a store of general 
merchandise on the east side of .Main street, near Washington. 
David and Jonathan Ely were already merchants here at this 
time. Hethcot Mowey became a merchant here in 1830, and 
Judge Edward Mundy and O. H. Thompson in 1<S:U. About 
this time William S. Maynard became landlord of the tavern 
in Allen's Block house and opened a store in the frame build- 
ing adjoining. 

In 182? Anson Brown opened a general retail store on Main 
street. Later he purchased land of Andrew Nowland. built a 
dam across the river and erected a grist mill there. Oppos^e 
this he put up a brick block, occupying the center part for a 
store. In 1832 he received the appointment of Postmaster 1 and 
moved the office to the lower village. He brought the mail up 
to the upper village and distributed it from his hat to the people 
on the street. The Huron Block on the southeast side of Broad- 
way was built by Brown and Fuller. In 1832 this firm ( Brown 
& Fuller) platted what is known as the Brown & Fuller addi- 
tion to Ann Arbor. Justice Gooding built the Washtenaw 
House in 1832, and in 1834 Dr. Kellogg's building was built by 
Chester Ingals. 



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THE, PALAIS ROYAL 



304 South Main St. 



Ann Arbor, Michigan 



Full line of Fancy Work, Crochet Cottons, Flosses, Yarns 
and Royal Society Package Goods, Beads, Hair Orna- 
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THE, PALAIS ROYAL 

Phone 162 Ann Arbor, Mich. 



CHARLES L. BROOKS 



REAL ESTATE, INSURANCE 
INVESTMENTS AND SECURITIES 



215 FIRST NATIONAL BANK 



PHONE 315 



ANN ARBOR, MICH. 




ANN ARBOR HIGH SCHOOL 1856 
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Loren Mills was apprenticed to a mer- 
chant tailor at Buffalo when sixteen years 
• >kl. In February, 1824, a fine looking" man 
came into the store to have a coat mended. 
This stranger was John Allen, of Virginia. 
Ik' gave Air. Mills and his employer an in- 
teresting description of this new region, 
which aroused Mr. Mills' curiosity. In 
about three months he sent his brothers. 
Simeon and Augustus, out to look over this 
land for their father, coming here when the 
i,oren mii i> "Arbor" was still in use. Upon reaching 

home they gave a glowing account of this 
country and its possibilities. Preparations were duly made and 
in 1826 Asa, his wife, and some of the children migrated to Ann 
Arbor. They boarded a schooner at Canneuat, N, Y.. and 
brought their household goods, two yokes of oxen and a cow. 
Loren came for a visit in June, of this year. From Detroit he 
came by stage, driven by Bethuel Farrand by way of Plymouth. 
Me describes Allen's house as a two-story, hewn log house, clap- 
boarded on the outside. 

Me was pleased with Ann Arbor for a location, so went to 
Buffalo and arranged to return in October oi the same year. 
Me opened up the first tailor shop west of Detroit. Mr. Mills 
put up the first brick house, in 1830, corner of Liberty and 
Main streets. The bricks were made by his brother, about two 
miles east of town. 

Mr. Mills was a member of the band that escorted Lafayette 
and his son from Dunkirk to Buffalo and was formally intro- 
duced to the Nation's distinguished guest. He also played at 
the formal opening of the Erie Canal. 

The Mills family comprised fourteen children, ten of whom 
lived to middle life, married and became heads of families ; all 
were proficient singers ; all were pioneers ; all were pledged to 
total abstinence ; all were abolitionists, and all became Repub- 
licans. Their father (Asa) died in Ann Arbor, in 1827. His 
wife died in Galesburg. years after. A better tribute cannot be 
paid his entire family than the one given by the Pioneer His- 
toric Society: "They were born with a richer and rarer in- 
heritance than earthly treasures — a love and desire to do good 
and benefit the race." 

Loren Mills was great uncle to Mrs. J. Harry McCormick 
(Mrs. Mabel Mills-McCormick) of this city. 

In 1827, the Mills brothers (seven of them) organized a 
band. Their instruments were the flute, bassoon, houtboy, clar- 
onet, and drum. A musical festival was a novel and pleasant 
entertainment, and many hours were spent by the old settlers 
listening to the sweet strains as discoursed by this band. The 
settlement was never lacking in entertainment and social activi- 
ties. We are told that John Allen's father was a violinist and 
played while the villagers danced at two balls held at Rumsey's 
Coffee House. 

The third ball was in the winter of 1826, at the inauguration 
of the Masonic lodge, and held in the double log house of Tohn 
Allen. 

The place round the open door was pitch dark. Wagons 
were soon seen along the paths, on either side of which was 

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Announcing the Opening of the Ann Arbor Massage Parlor 

ROBERT YOUNG, Masseur 



Business Friends — 

A prominent doctor of this city, knowing of my work and the re- 
sults obtained, suggested that I open an UP-TO-THE-MINUTE- BATH in 
Ann Arbor. "This," he said, "would fill a long felt want." I have located 
in the Lawrence Block, corner of Fourth avenue and Ann street, con- 
veniently reached by the tired business man. The rooms are clean, light 
and airy, and in them I am prepared to give Cabinet and Tub Baths, with 
Table Massage — your choice of sea salt, oil or soap massage — Alcohol Rub. 
Rheumatism and nervous diseases treated IN NATURE'S WAY. Habit- 
ual CONSTIPATION positively relieved by my method. 

I do not ask you to lose time from your business in taking baths 
or treatment — just phone 895-W and make an appointment, we both save 
time that way. 

Feeling the fullest confidence in my methods, I invite you to call 
today and investigate for yourself. 

Yours very truly, 

ROBERT YOUNG 

Hours: 9:00 a. m. to 4:30 p. m. 

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Pressing 
Repairing 



Phone 2508 



Special Iron Workers 



Ann Arbor, Mich. 



In Business 40 Years 



SEYB0LD & COMPANY 

Practical Horseshoers and General Blacksmithing 



113 South Fourth Avenue 

Phone 1007 ) 



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(Loaned by Mayor Wurster) 
STATE STREET, SHOWING SHEEHAN STORE. 

close wood, and the lanthorns of the approaching participants 
of this festivity shone like moving glow worms. The guests 
from Detroit were General Cass, Judge Witherill, ( ). Cook. L. 
Cook, General Larned, General Schwartz. James Abbott and 
Nathan Newell. 

A table nicely set awaited the guests. They stood looking 
at it'before seating themselves, while General lass was asked to 
be toastmaster. We can picture him at the center of the table. 
A mingled perfume of wild turkey, deer, cranberries and honey 
pervaded the place. General Cass, full of affability and good 
humor, presided gayly during the supper, and a tempest of 
laughter and jokes ensued, till all was one burst of hilarious 
mirth. 

Having supped well, they were disposed to enjoy themselves 
in the dance. A thousand chords vibrated in the hearts of this 
assembly and there was a sea of heads moving gracefully in a 
maze of beauty to the soft swell of music. General Cass was 
renowned for his affability and he was unusually merry and hi- 
larious at this festivity and became a great favorite of the ladies 
b\ dancing with everyone present. 

As the company was getting read}- to leave, which was. 
by the way, at a late hour in the morning, all stood outside and 
as General Cass and suite passed along in the big lumber wagon 

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The Barnard Toy Co. 

Manufacturers of 

TOYS and SOUVENIRS 



FOR CHILDRKN 



Over Five Million Toys a Year 



CODE- Broach— Ann Arbor 

AMERICAN BROACH & MACHINE CO. 

Manufacturers of 

BROACHING MACHINES 

AND 
BROACHING TOOLS 

Ann Arbor, Mich. 



F. J. LAPOINTE - ■ President 

D. A. DeLONG ■ - ■ Secretary 

A. DEBORDE - - - VicePres. 




WILLIAM HOCHREIN 
PLUMBING 

STEAM AND HOT WATER 

H EAT I NG 
REPAIRING 

BELL PHONE 525 211 S. FOURTH AVE. 



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they acknowledged the waving of handkerchiefs by raising their 
hats, after which those who remained strayed off in groups for 
their horses, the farewells still in their ears. The group began 
to open and melt away, and each load looking back, could dis- 
cern nothing but a dark, blurred mass. 

Ann Arbor was platted as a village May 25, 1824. 

[ohn Allen gave the block of land for a Court House (pres- 
ent site) in L824, thus making Ann Arbor a count) scat from 
the start. Mr. Rumsey gave a block of land for a jail (south 
side of Liberty street between Fourth and Fifth avenues). The 
citizens contributed for a small jail building in 1 s^M, which burn- 
ed down a few years after. It contained rooms for the jailer 
and one cell. Israel Branch was the first jailer. 




(Loaned by G. F. A 1 
BAST HURON STREET, SHOWING COOK HOTEL. 



inger) 



The first militia company was organized in the county in 
1825, with Mr. E. W. Rumsey as Captain. 

The first Court House was built in 1834 and did service 
for fourty-four years. 

Messrs. Allen and Rumsey desired to make Ann Arbor a 
good town and did everything to further its progress. 

In 1825 a postoffice was established, with John Allen as 
Postmaster. Bethuel Farrand was first mail carrier to De- 
troit and received $100.00 a year for his services. 

Anson Brown obtained the appointment of Postmaster in 
1832 and removed the office to the lower village, where he had a 
dry goods store. A petition was sent to Washington recommend- 
ing Charles Thayer for the position. They had nothing against 
Mr. Brown, but wanted to get the office back to the upper vil- 
lage. Mr. Thayer received the appointment and removed the 
office to the upper village. In the meantime Mr. Brown died 
of cholera. 

Hiram Thompson was first mail carrier between Ann Arbor 
and Jackson. The trips at first were made by foot and as there 

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Phone 789 -M 



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Rear oi Sears's Service 

Corner Huron and Ashley Streets 
Phone 419 



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Offices: 321 South Ashley Street 

Phone 493 
ANN ARBOR, MICH. 




E. D. HISCOCK & SON 

HARD AND SOFT 

COAL AND WOOD 

"Coal That is Right" 

104 North Fourth Avenue 
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were no bridges, he had to ford the creeks. He made the trip 
once a week. In those days there were no nicely sized letter 
papers, it being all old fashioned foolscap or demy. Envelopes 
had not been invented and the government had not progressed to 
the postage stamp era. Letters were folded in all kinds of 
shapes, square, long, triangular, and in rolls, sealed with great 
daubs of red, yellow or black sealing wax. 

Among the privations of the early settlers, not the least was 
the difficulty of hearing from the friends they had left at 
"the east." Not only were the mails slow and uncertain, but 
the postage of a letter was twenty-five cents, a fourth of a 
man's pay for a hard day's work. So expensive a treat could 
not be often indulged in, and accordingly, it seldom happened 
that more than one or two letters were exchanged in the course 
of a year by a single emigrant family. 




(Loaned by G. F. Allmendingerj 
FIRST COURT HOUSE. 

The Four Earliest Churches. 

The First Presbyterian Church was organized August 2G, 
1826. Israel Branch was elder, deacon and sexton. Bethuel 
Farrand served also as elder, holding the post for twenty-one 
years. 

This church had its organization in the log school house 
that stood on the northwest corner of Main and Ann streets. 
Later, services w r ere held in the ball room of a tavern, corner 
of Main and Huron streets; later in an unfinished room in Cook's 
Hotel, then in a school house, corner of Washington Street and 
Fifth Avenue, and finally in a school house on old jail square. 
Their first building was built in 1X29 of frame, on the present 
site, size 25x35 feet, with an uncovered belfry at the front, con- 
taining a bell. A twenty-foot addition was added later. In 1831 
another edifice was erected farther west, on Huron Street, and 
was used until the present structure was built. The bell of the 
first church was transferred to the belfrv of the Court House 



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Electrical Household Appliances: 

Toaster, percolator and grill for table cooking. 

Electric range, which is the last word in efficient 
cooking appliances. 

Iron and washing machine to lighten the Monday 
and Tuesday work. 

Air heaters for cold, frosty mornings and evenings. 

Mazda lamps, which we renew free of charge in 
40, 60 and 100 watt sizes. 

All Lengthen Days and Increase the 
Pleasures of Life 

THE DETROIT EDISON COMPANY 

Main and Wiiliams Sts. Ann Arbor 



Established I '.to: 



Lyndon and Company 

719 N. University 

Eastman Films Eastman Kodaks 

Amateur Finishing, Enlarging, Lantern Slides 
Copying, Flashlights and Groups 



t^ We do the largest Amateur Finishing in the State because our 
facilities are the best. Bring us your next film and be convinced. 



Two doors from Hill Auditorium At the Sign of the Kodak 



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where, for many years, it called the people to gatherings of 
many kinds. 

The Methodist Society was organized July 29, 1827, and 
Ann Arbor was included for the first half year in the Monroe 
Circuit, but in the next half year was shifted to the Detroit 
Circuit. Until 1833 services were held every two weeks. The 
basement was ready for use in November, 1837, and the body 
in 1839. This was situated on the corner of State street and 
Washington street. (Present site.) 

St. Andrews Church was organized in the fall of 1827. For 
a number of years services were held in the school house on the 
corner of Washington street and Fifth avenue, and later in a 
brick school house on "Old Jail Square ;" subsequently the lot 
on Division street was purchased and a frame edifice was erected 
just north of the present church site. 




(Loaned by Andrew Andrews, Second Hand Store) 
EAST HURON STREET, SHOWING ANN ARBOR SAVINGS BANK. 

For a number of years this stood without any interior or 
exterior color decoration, but finally was painted white with 
green blinds. The interior arrangements were old fashioned 
and primitive, with its high pulpit and reading desk with black 
coverings trimmed with yellow cord and tassels. These were 
lighted by candelabra with glass drops. Pews of uniform size 
ran through the middle of the church and each pew holder fur- 
nished a bit of carpet, together with cushions and footstools. 
The wall pews were all square structures, each containing a 
table in the center and a shelf running round the walls, where 
lamps or candlesticks, brought by the occupants, were set for 
the evening service. Lamps were bought in 1848. This edifice 
was torn down in 1880 and a rectory built on its site. The new 
stone church was completed in 1869. 

This location had been a grove where picnics were held. 
A big celebration was given here when the State came into the 
Union. S. K. Jones made the speech and there were many 
toasts. 

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A* 




BUTLER 
Insurance 



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The first Baptist church was built in is:;:), in lower town. 
Later this became the mission property of the M. E. church. 

In June, 1849, the Baptists built their brick church on Cath- 
erine street. The present edifice on Huron street was occupied 
in August, 1832. 

The furniture of the first school house, which was located 
at the northwest corner of Main and Ann streets, consisted of 
a few benches and a chair. Miss Monroe, who started this 
school, died within a few months. Miss Harriet G. Parsons, 
who later became Mrs. Loren Mills, became her successor and 
taught in this building until in 1829, when a one-story building 
was erected on the southwest corner of "Jail Square" by sub- 





( leaned by G. F. Allmendinser > 
FIRE ENGINE HOUSE, CORNER HURON STREET AND FIFTH AVENUE 

scription. This was used for religious as well as school pur- 
poses. This land was owned by the county. In about 1830, 
the board of supervisors added a story to this building, which 
was used as a "jury" or court room. 

Among reminiscences of Judge Kingsley appears the fol- 
lowing: 'T was lay 'leader' for both the Episcopalians and 
Presbyterians, inculcating high-toned Calvinism in the forenoon 
and very different doctrine in the afternoon, from the same desk, 
as two congregations worshipped in the same house. 

At a very early date literary societies were formed. The 
one for women was called the T. P. F. Society and such names 
as Alinerva Rumsev, Julia Root, Almira (">. Birs, Mary M. Lane, 
Lucy A. Clark, Martha Welch, Mary Welch (later Mrs. Haw- 
kins), Abbey \\ . Hayes, and Maria Maynard are attached to 
the rules of the society. They met regularly for educational 
improvement, giving and answering questions in history and 
natural science. 

In those days it was considered a terrible misdemeanor for 
a lady to go to a public place. In 1839, a Mrs. Cumming said 
"that with regret and mortification of feeling she had to ac- 

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The first flour mills in Ann Arbor date from 1826. The first mill located 
near the present Argo power house was built in 18 32 and the present Ann Arbor 
City Mills and Ann Arbor Central Mills are in direct line of succession from this 
mill. No other industry has supplied for the people of Washtenaw County the 
enormous amount of food which has been prepared by these plants, and it may 
be said by all of the long- line of proprietors that each in turn has taken pride in 
his products and striven to give to his customers the very best goods that were 
possible through the use of the most improved machinery of his time. 

The mills have supplied flour throughout the entire section east of the Mis- 
issippi River and at no time has the standard of excellence been equal to that 
of today. The flour is used not only throughout Washtenaw County and the 
State of Michigan, but is shipped steadily to the New England States, Middle 
and Southern States, while large quantities go for 'export. The Michigan Mill- 
ing Company supplies a full line of feeds and deals largely in grains, beans and 
field seeds. Its food products are the following: 

Roller King All Purpose Flour 
Mimico Bread Flour 
Mimico Pastry Flour 
Mimico Graham Flour 
Mimico Buckwheat Flour 
Mimico Rye Flour 
Mimico Golden Meal 
IWimico Breakfast Food 

Michigan Milling Company 

City Mills on North Main Street 

Central Mills on South First Street 

Buckwheat and Corn Meal Mills on West Washington Street 




ANN ARBOR HIGH SCHOOL. AFTER THE." L FIRE DEC. 31, 1904 

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knowledge that she had that day been to the postoffice." She 
was obliged to go, and she was probably the only lady who had 
done snch a thing. 

Colonel Orrin White settled on land just outside Ann Arbor 
in L824. He came when the town consisted of two or three log 
houses, one of which was used on "training days" for the State 
Militia. Mr. White was made captain of this body and sub- 
sequently colonel. He, together with his family, attended the 
big Fourth of July celebration held on the south side of Court 
House Square in 1827. His yoke of oxen became frightened 
during the ceremony and ran away, causing the owner and his 
family to walk three miles to their home. History records of 
him that "he dies full of years and honors." Loren Mills' band 
furnished the music for this celebration. Forty persons sat down 
to a table that was spread under a "bower" of brush, as there 
were no trees in this plot of ground at that time. 




(Loaned by Andrew Andrews, Second Hand Store) 
SOUTH SIDE HURON STREET — 200 BLOCK — SHOWING HOME LAUNDRY. 

Eber White was seized with the "western fever" in 1823, 
and started out to reconnoiter in this part of the country. He 
came at a time of year when the forest was green with luxuri- 
ant foliage ; flowers of every hue and color abounded in rich 
profusion ; the rivers abounded with the many colored fins of 
the piscatoral swarms ; and game of all descriptions roamed over 
the prairies and through the underbrush at will. To him this 
was a "paradise on earth," and he could hardly wait to get home 
to tell of the wonderful elysium he had found. He returned, 
bringing a young bride with him, stopped with George Allen 
until he "rolled up" a log cabin as it was said at that time. In 
1840 he built a larger house than the old cabin, located on West 
Liberty street (across from the cabin) within the present city 
limits. He was always interested in the advancement of educa- 
tion or religion and was one of the six of the first class of the 
Methodist church. In politics he was an "Old-line Whig," and 

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STEVENS & PERSHING 

Parlor Millinery 

618 Packard St. 



Swinehart Tires Mason Tires Goodrich Tires 

Distributors of MAXWELL and OLDSMOBILE 



ECONOMY GARAGE 

G. C. ROHDE, Prop. 
101-113 N. Ashley St. Ann Arbor, Mich. 




ANN ARBOR HIGH SCHOOL 1871 
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in slavery days was a prime mover in the underground rail- 
road, and many a slave after reaching - Canada has thanked God 
for help given by his trustworthy friends. 

Mr. White has filled the following positions in the militia 
of the State: In 1831 was appointed Ensign by Lewis Cass; 
in 1832, Lieutenant, by Governor George B. Porter; in L835, 
Lieutenant Colonel. First Division, Second Brigade, First Regi- 
ment, by Governor Stevens T. Mason. 

James Hiscock passed through a little settlement named Ann 
Arbor in 1824, when John Allen, Mr. Rumsey and a few others 
inhabited the place, and purchased 300 acres of land which has 
since been included into the corporate limits of this city. The 
family had made their home in Pennsylvania for twelve years 
and made the trip from there by wagon and a three-horse team, 
arriving October 29, 182!). Mr. and Mrs. Hiscock died a few 
years after their migration here, about 1840. Daniel was the 
oldest child and upon him devolved the care of the younger chil- 
dren until they were old enough to care for themselves. 

In 1847, Daniel married Maria White, a daughter of Eber 
and Loll}- White, and three children were born to them. Charles 
E., Edward, and Mary, who married a prominent attorney of 
Chicago. Mr. Hiscock held the office of supervisor and was en- 
gaged in mercantile pursuits in this city for a while. By energy 
and industry, Mr. Hiscock accumulated a substantial estate. He 
was a public spirited man. whose actions were characterized 
by benevolence. 

John Geddes and brother Robert came to Ann Arbor July 
1 I, 1S2I, to look over the land. They were here while the Rum- 
sey house was being built and 
described it "as a Aery low 
half-story high with no raf- 
ters." I le says also "that John 
Allen was putting up in a tent 
north of this house, while 
Mr. Rumsey and wife occu- 
pied the house and entertain- 
ed people who came viewing 
the land." 

Messrs. Guides paid for 
lor their land July 21. LS2 I. 
then returned to their home 
in Pennsylvania. May 11, 
L825, found them again in Ann 
Arbor. They settled in Ann 
Arbor township, where they 
built a "shanty" about ten 
feet square, with roof and 
sides of slabs. ' F h i s served 
them as a shelter for two 
a- ears. 

In the fall of L826 Mr. Rob- 
ert Geddes built a saw mill 
on the Huron near his land 
and "Uncle John Geddes" 
worked for his brother. They 
were popular men and known 

W. S. PERRY. SUPT. HIGH SCHOOL ,, ,, ' , ., . 

1870—1897 ah through the county. 




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A GATE THAT IS A GATE— SELF-CLOSING AND SELF-LATCHING 

Costs no more than a common gate. The frame is made of heavy 
steel tubing filled with any of our different fence fabrics. You will notice 
the self-closing mechanism is inside the tube where rain or snow will not 
affect it — simple and nothing to get out of order. 

We manufacture Farm Gates to your order, also Ornamental Lawn 
Fences of all kinds, Flower Guards, Trellis Window Guards, Wire Parti- 
tions, and Wire Fabric for all purposes. 

ANN ARBOR WIRE FABRIC CO. 



334 Hoover Ave. 



Ann Arbor, Michigan 



The only Gate and Fence Factory in Washtenaw County 



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Community Oven. 

During the first years of the settlement of Ann Arbor there 
was a community oven. This was built of stone plastered with 
mud. out of doors. Here the ladies came to bake their bread 
and beans. It became a custom to have baked beans on Sun- 
day morning- and one Sunday when they went for them, they 
were gone. The Indians had gotten there first and had taken 
them. It is said this oven was near the Rumsey house and the 
ladies would sit in the "Arbor" while waiting for their baking. 

D. B. Brown assisted his father for seven years upon a con- 
tract for the Erie Canal. During this time he was careful of 
his expense and saved enough money to purchase a drove of 
cattle which he took to New York City and sold. With the pro- 
ceeds of this deal he bought a canal boat, with horses, and en- 
gaged for a time in traffic on the Erie Canal. He was one of 
fifty young men who rode horseback to meet Lafayette at 
Niagara Falls and escort him to Lockport, N. Y. In 1826 Mr. 
Brown brought a load of salt to Detroit. He came to Ann Ar- 
bor for a visit and was so pleased with this part of the country 
that he went back east, took unto himself a help-meet, and re- 
turned the next year, bringing an abundant supply of dried 
fruits. He immediately opened up a general store with his 
brother Anson as partner. They were in business together for 
four years, located in the south part of the store now occupied by 
the Woolworth store on Main street. Mr. Brown continued in 
the store, trading with the Indians, taking cranberries, wild 
honey and furs, which he shipped to New York, in exchange for 
dry goods and edibles. He then became associated in business 
with Lieutenant Governor Munday's nephew until he received 
the appointment of superintendent of the Michigan Central Rail- 
road. He was one of the original members of the Baptist Church 
and was deacon for forty-seven years. 

John Schumaker was one of the earliest settlers. He learn- 
ed the hardware business and started business for himself at 
68 South Main street. 

Hon. James Kingsley was one of the enterprising and edu- 
cated men who came into the wilderness of this new country, 
settling here in 1826. His first year was spent clearing his 
land, as at this time no court had been established and no busi- 
ness complications demanded professional services or judicial in- 
vestigation. He was a prominent member of this community, 
sometimes engaging in professional labors, sometimes in more 
general pursuits, and sometimes in the performance of official 
duties. He was the first attorney admitted to practice at this 
bar and was a true advocate of the great principles of the law. 
He cared little for the technicalities of the profession and was 
always on the side of right and justice. History tells us that 
lie never soiled his hands with the tricks of the pettifogger and 
that his retirement from office was without a stain upon his 
reputation, or the whisper of doubt as to the purity of his acts 
or motives. "Honest Jim Kingsley" was the familiar though 
homely appellation on the tongues and the hearts of all who 
knew him. In 1830 he married Miss Ann Clark and took her 
to a home he had built on the corner of Detroit and Kingsley 
streets. This house was so fine at that time that it was called 
"Kingsley's Castle." 

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Tudge Henry Rumsey was among the settlers who located 
in Ann Arbor in 1826. 

In 1826 Judge Dexter established a private postofhce in his 
own home and carried mail on horseback to and from Ann Arbor 
i nice a week. 

A number of private schools of high standing have been 
opened and served for a number of years. The most prominent 
was the seminary for young ladies, taught by the Misses Clark. 
This school was in existence thirty-seven years. 

Solon Cook, a harness maker, with his wife, settled here 
in 1830. lie opened up a harness shop in a small building and 
conducted this until he purchased the tavern built by Ira W. 
Bird, southeast corner of Main and Huron streets. Later he 
purchased the premises on the southwest corner of Fourth ave- 
nue and Huron street, which had been occupied by Charles 
Thayer. It was a frame building and Mr. Cook transformed it 
into a hostelry and became its proprietor, adding two additions 
at different times. This building was moved off in 1871, to 
make room for the present structure. Mr. Cook was proprietor 
of this hotel for thirty-seven years and always ran a temper- 
ance house. 

it is not possible in a small space to give a complete his- 
tory of Ann Arbor, but the writer of these few pages finds that 
progress has been made from the time that Allen and Rumsey 
settled here. 

Nature has made this section of the country beautiful ; it 
has granted it a soil that is rich and has made good water power 
available. The American pioneer has made this region useful 
by transforming' the soil into fields that yield sustenance for 
the life of man, and by utilizing the water of the rivers for the 
purpose pi industry. 

Fifty years made a wonderful difference in the condition of 
the country. Farms were cultivated more easily and profitably 
by machinery, worked by horses or steam. Shanties and log 
cabins were replaced by more comfortable dwellings. Every- 
thing to save labor could be purchased for the home — gas. 
hot air furnaces, and sewing machines. Railroads had been built 
so people could travel and the telegraph system became a reality 
so that messages could be sent anywhere throughout the United 
States. 

From the earliest period, the citizens of Ann Arbor have 
given much attention to educational matters. School has been 
the theme of gossip and inquiry from the pioneer era to the 
present time. Education has always been fostered and cherished 
by the people, and from an humble beginning has been raised 
to great heights. The existence of the University of Michigan 
renders this city an attractive place of residence for cultured 
people. It furnishes not only advantages for young men and 
women, but also opportunities for intellectual enjoyment and 
culture for all residents of the place. 



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Chamber of Commerce 



The Ann Arbor Chamber of Commerce was organized during 
the months of February and March of the present year. It was 
brought about by the consolidation of the Merchants Credit Associa- 
tion and Civic Association. Its birth was due primarily to a demand 
by many for a strong central body, which could assist in the devel- 
opment of Ann Arbor, along civic, commercial and industrial lines. 

Since its organization it has acquired splendid offices in the Times- 
News building. It also maintains a credit branch, which operates 
for the benefit of those who desire credit service and ratings. 

It has a strong Board of Directors, truly representative of the 
interests of Ann Arbor. The Board is striving to carry out the ob- 
jective of the organization, which in a general way, is co-operation, 
unity of effort, and a one-ness in team spirit. It seeks to pull to- 
gether all the interests of the city and county ,and to serve tin- 
city in a spirit that will intensify local pride and bring greater 
happiness and contentment to all. It seeks to be an instrument cf 
service only. It desires to co-operate with other groups working 
to attain the same end, with no thought of overlapping any muni- 
cipal body or organization. 

From the records of the Chamber of Commerce to date, it seems 
almost incredible that so many things could come up for considera- 
tion in a city the size of Ann Arbor. The record of each day's work 
shows that it is a hustling institution, and has been serving Ann Arbor 
to capacity. 

The Chamber of Commerce membership is composed of string, 
virile, progressive men who know that nothing can be accomplished 
unless it is by co-operation, and who want to do the right thing for 
Ann Arbor, by making Ann Arbor a good commercial center, with 
good clean-cut industries, and at the same time keep it a city beauti- 
ful. 

Everything cannot be accomplished in a day, but many important 
matters are being supported by the Chamber of Commerce, and it is 
assisting wherever it is possible to do some good. 

It has a very bright future. Its future is limited only by the 
activities of its members. 

The Directors and Officers are as follows: 



G. F. Allmendinger 
Frank Leverett 
A. J. Braun 
Frank Royce 
E. T. Cope 
H. J. Abbott 
William YValz 
H. E. Riggs 



Fresident 
Vice Fresident 
Treasurer 
Secretary 



DIRECTORS 

C. F. Kyer 
Christ Donnelly 
E. B. Proud 
E. B. Manworing 
Roscoe Bonisteel 
H. H. Johnson 
C. C. Freeman 
H. W. Douglas 
G. W. Langford 

OFFICERS 



John C. Fischer 

Shirley W. Smith 

M. A. Ives 

Mannie Kuster 

H. D. Runciman 

W. E. Underdown 

C. A. Sink 

X. Stanger 



John C. Fischer 

- Henry E. Riggs 

Paul Proud 

Roscoe Bonisteel 



Michael J. Fritz 
Ross Granger 
Herbert Williams 
Robert Gauss 
Charles Hinnk 
Nathan Potter 
M. J. Cavanaugh 
D. A. Barrett 
Ernest M. Wurster 



ADVISORY COMMITTEE 

Thomas A. Lowry 
E. C. Goddard 
Louis P. Hall 
Frank E. Jones 
Charles L. Brooks 
Edward P. Mills 
H. S. Osier 
Max A. Blaess 
John J. Richmond 
L. D. Carr 



L. C. Douglas 

It. T. Dobson 

Clayton E. Deake 

William H. Butler 

Earl Martin 

George McCalla 

Charles E. Gallup 

George Fischer 

George J. Sample 



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YOU WILL ALWAYS BE GOOD NATURED IF YOU PATRONIZE 

The Home Laundry 

Phone 3H1-J 218 E. Huron St. 

Satisfaction AI>vays 



Published by 
N. I. and E. B. Van Der Werker, Ann Arbor, Mich. 



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FRED T. McOMBER 

• INSURANCE OFFICE 

209 East Huron Street 



Do you realize why your rates are so 
high? There are three reasons, ^^a 
The Arson Ring, Poor Housekeeping, 
Dishonest Claimants. s^s^> The honest 
public are paying the shot as usual.- 
Why not rid. society of this evil? «_*a. 
Report suspicious fires to the State Fire 
Marshal. s2^^> It is your duty as a 
good citizen. 




THIS IS THE WAY YOUR GRANDFATHER TRAVELED 




AND THIS IS THE PRESENT DAY MODE OF TRAVEL 



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NOTICE! 



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We claim to sell you Groceries cheaper 
than any other store in Ann Arbor. We 
have a chain of stores and it enables us 
to buy at the very lowest prices. 

Goods Well Bought Are Half Sold. 

Wholesale prices given to boarding 
houses in quantities. 

We Have Our Own Delivery. 

Pierce's Cash Grocery 

1st Block East of Main on Liberty 



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DISTINCTIVE PERSONALITY 



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The personality of an institution is but a 
reflex of the personalities of those who 
guide its affairs. 

Directors of the Farmers ancf Mechanics 
Bank direct not merely in name, but in 
fact; its officers are courteous, attentive 

and efficient. 

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All are representative citizens of known 
responsibility and integrity. 

We shall welcome the opportunity of 
counting you among our host of satisfied 
patrons. 

FARMERS W MECHANICS BANK 

ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN 

101-105 SOUTH MAIN STREET 330 SOUTH STATE STREET 



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